Dr. Shades wrote:...it's indexed in the auto-censor now.
Ugh. I agree with John Larsen's posts on this subject. Please post a list of the offensive words that are now being auto-censored. Post it in the Telestial if you have to. Auto-censoring sucks. I've said it before, I'll say it again. If someone wants to derail a thread by using a word that is offensive, call them down to the Telestial and have at it. That's what the Telestial is for. Now these "offensive words" will be edited there as well. Good going.
I find the auto-censoring of the "R" word utterly ridiculous.
I don't use the word myself, but I find the censoring of it more distasteful that the use of the word itself.
Of course, I don't find the display of garments distasteful, either.
KA
PS. I'd like to edit to add that I never think of anyone with an IQ significantly below average as "retarded." I'd not call them such. That word, for me, has been out of use as a legitimate descriptor for so long, I never consider using it to accurately describe someone who is mentally or developmentally disabled. Oh, wait. I typed out the word, so I guess it will appear as a bunch of ****'s. Oh, well.
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Scottie wrote: Look, the fact is this word offends a substantial number of people on the board. Whether or not it offends you is irrelevant!
One more thing. I would venture that 90% of everything posted on this board offends a segment of the readership. If offense is the MD standard for censorship we are in big trouble.
Offending A poster is MUCH different than offending the bulk of the participants on the board, don't you think?
I don't know that you have established that the bulk of participants are offended.
Here's my take on it. I am not fond of the word used as a slur. There are a few words I'm not fond of. Yet, I've gotten used to a few people on this board whose only intent is to offend. I'm more shocked by the lack of social skills and common decency of many than anything else. You get a few socially stunted people running amok on a message board (including MAD in this assessment) and this is what you get. No surprise there.
I think the *** out of certain words actually attracts attention to the word. I curse, yep -- it's to emphasize a point. I don't do it 'cause I want to offend or shock.
This board is quite literally the rumspringa for a good portion of posters.
~Edited~
Too much of what I thought...
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Dr. Shades wrote:...it's indexed in the auto-censor now.
Ugh. I agree with John Larsen's posts on this subject. Please post a list of the offensive words that are now being auto-censored. Post it in the Telestial if you have to. Auto-censoring sucks. I've said it before, I'll say it again. If someone wants to derail a thread by using a word that is offensive, call them down to the Telestial and have at it. That's what the Telestial is for. Now these "offensive words" will be edited there as well. Good going.
I don't think this applies to the Telestial.
It does. All the "R" words are now censored there, too, just like s**t and the "F" word. Can't type those there, either.
If I remember correctly, Shades said there's no limiting the auto-censoring to one forum. It's always board-wide.
Scottie wrote:I would also propose that nigger, kike, wetback, faggot, and the like be banned as well. Those words have no place in a discussion.
I've been on this board for a while and I don't remember seeing an instance where any of those words have been used (and you forgot mongoloid). That's a non-issue. This current controversy suggests that the "R" word means different things to different people. Some people find it offensive, some don't (based on the number of discussions we've had about it). I find the words idiot and moron offensive but I would never call for them to be censored. Change your perception of the signified if you don't like the signifier. I believe that's what's happening with the "R" word in it's present context.
Dr. Shades wrote:...it's indexed in the auto-censor now.
Ugh. I agree with John Larsen's posts on this subject. Please post a list of the offensive words that are now being auto-censored. Post it in the Telestial if you have to. Auto-censoring sucks. I've said it before, I'll say it again. If someone wants to derail a thread by using a word that is offensive, call them down to the Telestial and have at it. That's what the Telestial is for. Now these "offensive words" will be edited there as well. Good going.
I don't think this applies to the Telestial.
It does. All the "R" words are now censored there, too, just like s**t and the "F" word. Can't type those there, either.
If I remember correctly, Shades said there's no limiting the auto-censoring to one forum. It's always board-wide.
KA
Yep, you're right.
If there's one thing I've learned from this board, it's that consensual sex with multiple partners is okay unless God commands it. - Abman
I find this place to be hostile toward all brands of stupidity. That's why I like it. - Some Schmo
Any by the way I noticed that this just adds another thing for mods to look for. Cause retard is going to become reetard or something and we'll know what they mean, just like f***.
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